Citation

Domngang Noche C, Kengmogne B, Bella AL. Bull. Soc. Belge Ophtalmol. 2012; (320): 29-32.

Vernacular Title

Kerato-uveite et opacite du cristallin secondaire a un traumatisme oculaire par papillon: a propos d'un cas.

Affiliation

Université des Montagnes, Bangangte, Cameroun.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Belgian Societies of Ophthalmology)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22978182

Abstract

Butterfly hair is known to cause eye injury. In Africa, incriminated butterflies are Hylesia (spp). We report a case of a sub-epithelial keratitis associated with anterior uveitis following a trauma by a butterfly that was complicated by late lens opacity due to butterfly hair. Ocular lesions caused by butterfly hair are rare, but require an urgent management to prevent late and severe complications due to intraocular migration of the hairs.

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